And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto them,.... By way of answer to their question, and which was a full one, and enough to silence them:
have ye never read what David did; referring to the history in Sa1 21:1.
when…
See Mat 12:1-8. The cornfields - The fields sown with wheat or barley. The word “corn,” in the Bible, refers only to grain of that kind, and never to “maize” or “Indian corn.” To pluck the ears of…
Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners: here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them…
Cambridge Bible
that which is not lawful They did not accuse them of theft, for the Law allowed what they were doing (Deu 23:25). They accused them of profaning the Sabbath. The Law of course forbade reaping and…
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